nyss
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably from dialectal nysse.
Noun edit
nyss m (definite singular nyssen, indefinite plural nysser, definite plural nyssene)
- poor cod, a small cod-fish of the species Trisopterus minutus
Synonyms edit
- sypike (the most common name)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse njósn, from nýsa (“snoop, scout”).
Noun edit
nyss n (definite singular nysset, indefinite plural nyss, definite plural nyssa or nyssene)
- information, in the common phrase "få nyss om": acquire knowledge about, learn from somewhere
Etymology 3 edit
Actually genitive of ny (“new”), from Old Norse nýr, probably from Middle Low German nies.
Adverb edit
nyss
- just (moments ago)
- just (before)
References edit
- “nyss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
nyss
Further reading edit
- “nyss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From ny (“new”) + -s (“adverbial suffix”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
nyss (not comparable)